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  • Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas In Tesco!

    Christmas is getting closer. I always find the lead up to that one day is the most tiring, stressful and expensive part. But with a little preparation, thought, and going to normal everyday places to tick off things off your to buy list, makes life easier. If you’re looking for gift ideas on a budget, for the face and body, here are some items I’ve spotted in the supermarket Tesco:

    Christmas Gift Ideas In Tesco
    Treacle Moon’s The Fabulous Four Gift Set

    Treacle Moon is a great brand that has a variety of bath, shower and body products available in various fragrances at affordable price points. This gift set includes 4 100ml shower & bath gels in the fragrances of: Spiced Gingerbread, Sunny Brazilian Love, Raspberry Kiss and My Coconut Island. Great formulations and fragrances, nicely packaged and down from £8.00 to £3.75 (when using Tesco’s Clubcard).

    Treacle Moon’s The Fabulous Four Gift Set
    L’Oreal’s Beauty Like A Boss Beauty Essentials Routine Collection

    This collection is such a great trio of products that are useful, practical and pampering. Included is a 400ml micellar water which helps to remove make-up. A plumping sheet mask which helps to soothe, smooth and hydrate the skin. And the last item included is a volumizing mascara. Down from £20.00 to £9.50 (when using a Tesco Clubcard).

    L’Oreal’s Beauty Like A Boss Beauty Essentials Routine Collection
    Foam & Fortune’s Soak & Smooth Duo

    A duo of 100ml sized body wash and 50ml body butter, both fragranced in Berry Crushin. Great travel and try me sizes, and ideal for a small gift or stocking filler. Priced at £6.00 but down to £2.80 (when using a Tesco Clubcard).

    Foam & Fortune’s Soak & Smooth Duo
    Foam & Fortune’s Sudsations Bath Bliss Trio

    Another budget friendly gift set from a brand that looks VERY similar to Soap & Glory. This set included 3 100ml body washes in the fragrances of Lush Hour, Berry Crushin and Call Me Juicy. £8.00 but down to £3.75 (when using a Tesco Clubcard).

    Foam & Fortune’s Sudsations Bath Bliss Trio
    My Spa’s Soft Sanctuary Body Butter Collection

    3 body butters, each 50ml in size, in the fragrances of Botanical Serenity, Tranquil Bloom and Calm Comfort. Botanical Serenity’s fragrance is a mix of lavender, eucalyptus, patchouli and sage. Tranquil Bloom’s fragrance is lavender, eucalyptus, vetiver and jasmine. Calm Comfort is lavender, sweet orange, ho wood and cedar. £7.00 but down to £3.30 (when using a Tesco Clubcard).

    My Spa’s Soft Sanctury Body Butter Collection
    Skin Saints Fragrance Collection

    Out of all of the gifts I’ve seen in Tesco I want this one! This is a collection of 3 different fragranced eau de parfum’s from the brand Skin Saints. Included is Rouge (amber & warm woods), Miss Paris (soft iris & patchouli) and Cerise (cherry & almond blossom). Each 50ml in size, which will provide lots of fragrance. Beautifully packaged with a nice mix of different types of fragrance. Usual price is £14.00 but down to £6.60 (when using a Tesco Clubcard).

    Skin Saints Fragrance Collection

    So if you’re still looking for budget friendly gift ideas and stocking fillers, and you shop in Tesco, it really is worth having a look in their gift section. Would you buy any of these? More importantly, would you buy any of these items and keep them for yourself?

    *These are available instore and online. Prices and promotions correct at time of writing this post*.

  • Christmas Gift Ideas In B&M

    Every shop, store and supermarket at this time of year is focused on Christmas. The biggest time of the year where shops make their biggest sales and we part with lots of cash. Most of us will be on the hunt for gifts for our nearest and dearest, with many not wanting to break the bank. If you’re looking for pampering bath, shower and body care gift ideas, here are a few things I’ve spotted in B&M:

    Christmas Gift Ideas In B&M
    Glow Studio 3 Shower Gels Gift Set

    This small but mighty collection contains 3 shower gels, each 200ml. These come in three different fragrances which are Cherry Jam, Candy Floss and Apple Pie. The labelling does remind me of LUSH, and I find how they are packaged quite appealing. But it’s the fragrances that caught my eye as they’re fun and not typical. £4.00.

    Glow Studio’s Shower Gel Set
    Nivea Indulging Moments of Joy Collection

    This is quite a weighty and well thought out collection which a Nivea fan would appreciate. Containing a facial wash, day cream, night cream and body lotion, this is literally a top to toe daily skincare routine ready to go. All full sizes and designed for normal skin. £9.99.

    Nivea Indulging Moments of Joy Collection
    Miss So…? Mediterranean Body Mist Collection

    Containing 4 x 50ml body mists, this collection is more summer scented rather than winter. Fragrances included are Coral Sunset, Amore Rose, Enchanted and Azure Dreams. All fruity and floral based, which sounds energising and tropical. Each one is the perfect travel size to throw into a pocket or bag, and nicely packaged ready to give as a gift. £3.99.

    Miss So…? Mediterranean Body Mist Collection
    Foam Sweet Dreams Body Butter

    I’ve been trying to find all of the LUSH dupes in different B&M’s with very little success. I managed to find just one, which is their Sweet Dreams Body Butter. A moisturising, comforting, and pampering body product (hopefully!) scented with vanilla and other herbal and citrus notes. This might be a good item to have as a small stocking filler or pop into a hamper or Christmas box rather than a gift on it’s own. £3.49 for 250g.

    Foam Sweet Dreams Body Butter
    So…? Fragrance & Body Trio

    This is a great set for people who want a mix of fragrance, bath/shower and body care pampering. Including a body mist (100ml), shower cream (50ml) and a body scrub (100g), this comes in a variety of fragrances including Vanilla and Pistachio Caramel. £5.99.

    So…? Fragrance & Body Trio

    So there’s 5 affordable and pampering collections for the face and body available in B&M all under £10.00!

  • Is Aldi’s Snow Fairy Shower Gel Dupe Any Good?

    The supermarket Aldi is well known for their dupes. Skincare, haircare, body care products, many have a familiar look to them because they are ‘inspired’ by other brands. The one thing that they don’t share with the branded counterparts is the same price point. Aldi’s versions are cheaper, as many dupes tend to be. One product they bring out every year around autumn and winter time is their Lacura’s Sweet Angel Shower Gel. And what is this a dupe for? Snow Fairy Shower Gel by LUSH. But is this actually a good dupe?

    Aldi’s Lacura Sweet Angel Shower Gel
    Packaging

    This shower gel has always been housed in a tall and thin clear flip top lid plastic bottle. The only difference has been the label, which changes year to year. 2025’s version is pink, with silver stars on it, and quite pretty. Practical and nicely presented.

    Fragrance

    Aldi’s Lacura Sweet Angel Shower Gel has a sweetie type scent to it. Think of a rhubarb and custard hard boiled sweet smell but replace the rhubarb with strawberry, and this is what it smells like to me! The scent is nice, but could smell a little more natural and less synthetic. It has a Snow Fairy like smell to it but not identical.

    Look & consistency

    This shower gel is pink in colour, shiny, decent thickness to it which means it’s easy to pour but concentrated enough not to use half a bottle!

    Price

    £1.99 for 500ml.

    In the bath

    Although this is a shower gel, I use it in the bath. It provides lots of bubbles when poured under warm running water, and I don’t need to use too much of it. The fragrance is there immediately and remains while I’m in the bath, but in a subtle way but still very much noticeable. The bubbles last a good amount of time and the shower gel itself is pleasant to use on the skin while washing, and has caused no irritation or drying out of the skin during or after use.

    Recommended?

    If you’re a lover of sweeter scented bath and shower products you would appreciate this as a stand alone product, not just as a dupe! The fragrance is nice, decent size and packaging and doesn’t dry or irritate the skin (at least for me that is). Price point and quality thumbs up, so a good item to grab while grocery shopping.

  • Wicked Beauty Products In Primark

    Wicked: For Good, has got to be the most anticipated film of 2025. As a fan of the first instalment, I’ve been counting down the months to the conclusion of a story I only knew bits of originally. So if I’ve been excited over this film, lots of people have been too. And what does that mean? Merchandise! Lots of it! If you’re a fan or not you won’t escape the merchandise, marketing and collaborations with other brands. So if you want to pick up anything Wicked, it’s easily done, and can be done affordably. I found a selection of Wicked products in the beauty section of Primark. What did I find and how much did they cost?

    Wicked Beauty Products In Primark
    Colour Changing Lip Balm – £3.00

    Keeping with the colour theme of the film, this lip balm comes with two lip balm ends: one green one pink. How exactly this colour changes isn’t mentioned on the packaging, but it does, and is also scented.

    Colour Changing Lipbalm
    Shimmering Body Wash – £4.50

    250ml of two separately coloured body washes (pink and green of course!) that look like they dispense as one. Both have a shimmer look to them, with the scent being ‘Cosmic Star‘.

    Shimmering Body Wash
    Bath Fizzer Set – £5.00

    This set contains 4 individually wrapped bath fizzers. One is shaped as a witches hat, one a perfume bottle, another a wand and the last one is a gold, mask like face. All connected to character’s in the film and decent in size. Nicely packaged and perfect for gift giving.

    Bath Fizzer Set
    Illuminating Face Serum – £4.00

    The Illuminating Face Serum is soft pink in colour with a shimmer to it. I assume, this is to give the face a glow, fresh like look to it. 30ml in size and contains ceramides. So as much as this looks pretty, I would treat it as a skincare product not anything else.

    Illuminating Face Serum
    Hydrating Sheet Masks – £3.00

    2 sheet masks designed to hydrate the skin, with each representing the two main characters. With these being printed sheet masks, I assume whatever designs are on them reflects the characters.

    Sheet Masks
    Eyelash Curler – £3.00

    This is exactly what you would think an eyelash curler will look and behave like. The only difference is it’s green and has a witches hat on the bottom of one of the arms.

    Eyelash Curler

    These were just a few Wicked related products I found in the beauty section of Primark. There were lashes, rollers, many different things that would keep any beauty loving Wicked fan happy! But what do I think about these releases? Products are nicely packaged, perfectly themed and all affordable.